Which words in the excerpt hint at what might happen later in the story?

onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.

all of the statements cuz

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."

you need to write a question based on a prompt. you have not given the prompt, and therefore this question cannot be answered on unless you provide it.